Metropolis Desk-
A High Court bench took the deputy attorney general to task today, telling him, “You’ve turned the country into hell.”
As the bail petition for Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan and Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan of Odhikar was being heard, the judge made this remark.
Justice Azad rebuked DAG Rezaul Karim after attempting to place his argument against the petitioners before Odhikar lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali placed his.
The court questioned why the prosecution had arguments against the petition and asked if the judge had links with those conspiring against the judiciary.
The court granted bail to Adilur and Elan and stayed the trial court order that fined them Tk 10,000 each. The court will also hear an appeal challenging the trial court verdict.
Adilur and Elan were sued for creating a distorted report and doctored images of police action at a Hefajat-e-Islam rally in 2013.